salting

British  

/ ˈsɔːltɪŋ /

noun

1. (often plural) an area of low ground regularly inundated with salt water; often taken to include its halophyte vegetation; a salt marsh

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Example Sentences

First, the bad news: “Snowcrete” is the treacherous ice that results when rain, imprecise or nonexistent plowing and insufficient salting turn what was once fluffy white snow into a dense and dirty scourge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

They could get a job now and start salting away that cash and get some great life lessons along the way.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2024

The Drexel team has been developing its cold-weather-resilient concrete mix over the last five years with the goal of reducing the freezing, thawing and salting that eats away at roads and other concrete surfaces.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2024

My method was always bringing the steak to room temperature, salting it heavily, then cooking it in a cast-iron pan that was scorchingly hot before basting with butter, garlic thyme and rosemary.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2024

They’re pretty busy salting down a new load of herring, but Devlin Murphy, the boss and owner, he gives me the eye and comes over before I can get away.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick